The head of Niger's armed forces, Moussa Salaou Barmou, has announced the formation of a new anti-Jihadist force following a meeting with his counterparts from Mali and Burkina ... Read more »
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted economic sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Burkina-Faso after a regional summit. The lifting of the sanctions ... Read more »
An announcement is expected to be made before the commencement of the month of Ramadan in March, reports allAfrica's Bamba Moussa. The gesture is said to be ''an outstretched Read more »
General Abdourahamane Tchiani told a news channel in Niamey that none of the three Sahel countries would rejoin the regional bloc. "Just because we are members of the bloc, Read more »
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), lowered the UN flag at its headquarters in the country's capital Bamako on Monday, December 1 Read more »
Save the Children has said that more than 136,000 people, including nearly 74,000 children, are trapped in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, with armed groups preventing the ... Read more »
A mass grave has been found in the north-eastern town of Kidal by Mali forces who recaptured the town from ethnic Tuareg separatists on November 16, 2023, Read more »
A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali arrived in the northeastern city of Gao on Tuesday night (November 7, 2023) after a week-long journey, marking the departure of peacekeepers ... Read more »
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says West Africa is confronted with a difficult economic, political and social insecurity situation. "Despite the considerable progress made by ... Read more »
Mali's military Junta has said it will postpone presidential elections which would have taken place on February 4, 2024 with a second round of polls two weeks after. The junta ... Read more »
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